L118 Light Gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:airliftable yes
gptkbp:ammunitionType 105 mm shells
gptkbp:barrelLength 37 calibres
gptkbp:breechType vertical sliding block
gptkbp:caliber 105 mm
gptkbp:carries split trail
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Royal_Armament_Research_and_Development_Establishment
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:firingPlatform 360° traverse
gptkbp:height 1.73 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L118 Light Gun
gptkbp:introduced 1976
gptkbp:length 8.8 m (in action)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Royal_Ordnance
gptkb:BAE_Systems_Land_&_Armaments
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:range 17,200 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire 6–8 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoilSystem hydro-pneumatic
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Ordnance_QF_25-pounder
gptkbp:transportation towed by vehicle
gptkbp:type towed howitzer
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Omani_Army
gptkb:Botswana_Defence_Force
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkb:Nepalese_Army
gptkb:Bangladesh_Army
gptkb:Falkland_Islands_Defence_Force
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Malaysian_Army
gptkb:Thai_Army
New Zealand Army
gptkbp:variant gptkb:L119_Light_Gun
gptkb:M119_howitzer
gptkbp:weight 1,858 kg
gptkbp:width 1.78 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:One_O'Clock_Gun
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6